4. It is desired to use a compact roller chain drive to transmit power from a dynamometer to a test stand for
evaluation of aircraft auxillary gear boxes. The chain drive must transmit 90 horsepower at a small -sprocket speed
of 1000 rpm.
a.
b.
c.
Select

ME 3670 Homework Set 5 - Solution
1. The aluminum bracket shown is bolted to a
steel beam on the floor using 1 / 4 20 UNC
grade A307 bolts. The frame is required to
support a 1000 lb load as shown. The total grip
length is 2 in. (this includes the thickne

ME 3670 Homework Set 4
Due Oct. 11, 2012
1. The shaft shown has a 24-in.-diameter pulley at
A, a 200 lb flywheel at C and a 4-in.-diameter bevel
pinion at E. It is supported by bearings at B (supports
radial loads only) and D (supports radial and thrust
l

ME 3670 Homework Set 4 Solutions
Due Oct. 11, 2012
1. The shaft shown has a 24-in.-diameter pulley at
A, a 200 lb flywheel at C and a 4-in.-diameter bevel
pinion at E. It is supported by bearings at B (supports
radial loads only) and D (supports radial an

4. A band brake is intended for use as a backstop for a
rotating arm. The arm is attached to the center of a drum,
which can rotate either clockwise or counterclockwise about
point O , and is driven by a motor. The weight of the arm, and
whatever may be a

ME 3670 Homework Set 3 Solutions
Due September 26, 2012
1. The support towers of a suspension bridge,
which spans a small estuary are stabilized by
anodized aluminum cables. Each cable is
attached to the end of a cantilevered support
bracket made of D6AC

ME 3670 - Review of Strength of Materials
The major concepts of stress and strain taught in strength of materials are reviewed in this document. The primary
emphasis is on stress analysis. Topics such as uniaxial tension, pure torsion, statically indeterm

4. A round wire helical-coil tension spring has
end loops of the type shown. The wire diameter
of the spring is 0.042 inch, and the mean coil
radius is 0.28 inch. Pertinent end-loop
dimensions are r i A = 0.25 inch and r i B = 0.094
inch. An applied axial

2. The shaft shown is to be
supported by two bearings, one at
location A and the other location B .
The shaft is loaded by a
commercial-quality driven helical
gear mounted as shown. The gear
imposes tangential load of 1800 lb, a
radial load of 700 lb and

ME 3670 Homework Set 04
Due March 29 (Wednesday)
Spring 2017
1. A planar linkage is shown below. The coordinate system is defined at the joint A*.
a) Please derive the vector loop equations for this linkage.
b) For the given angle =60, solve the vector lo

ME 3670
Recitation 06 Motion Generation (GCP)
Spring 2017
Task 1) Design a four-bar mechanism to move a gripper that moves a part starting from position P 1,
passing at position P2 and inserting it into the workpiece at position P3. Positions 1 and 3 are

ME 3670K: Kinematics and mechanisms
Review for Exam 2
Rigid Body Guidance
Goal: Design a 4-bar linkage to guide the coupler
through a series of defined positions
Typically choose 2 or 3
Maximum 5
Methods guarantee that the coupler passes through
these

ME 3670 Homework Set 03
Introduction:
Please turn in
A hardcopy of your work in classroom
The Solidworks file for each problem should be named in the format
LastName_FirstName_PX.sldprt where X=1 to 5.
Zip all .sldprt files into a .zip file
Submit the zip

ME 3670 Homework Set 02
Spring 2017
1. (P3.4, pg. 151, Kinzel book). The lid of the bin, B*B, shown is to be opened by means of the foot pedal,
A*A. With A* and B* located as shown, find suitable positions for A and B so that B rotates through 90
about B*